Psalm 119:73-80

Psalm 119:73-80New International Version (NIV)

י Yodh

73 Your hands made me and formed me;give me understanding to learn your commands.74 May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,for I have put my hope in your word.75 I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.76 May your unfailing love be my comfort,according to your promise to your servant.77 Let your compassion come to me that I may live,for your law is my delight.78 May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause;but I will meditate on your precepts.79 May those who fear you turn to me,those who understand your statutes.80 May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees,that I may not be put to shame.

Jeremiah 8:4-13

Jeremiah 8:4-13New International Version (NIV)

Sin and Punishment

4 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘When people fall down, do they not get up?When someone turns away, do they not return?5 Why then have these people turned away?Why does Jerusalem always turn away?They cling to deceit;they refuse to return.6 I have listened attentively,but they do not say what is right.None of them repent of their wickedness,saying, “What have I done?”Each pursues their own courselike a horse charging into battle.7 Even the stork in the skyknows her appointed seasons,and the dove, the swift and the thrushobserve the time of their migration.But my people do not knowthe requirements of the Lord.

8 “‘How can you say, “We are wise,for we have the law of the Lord,”when actually the lying pen of the scribeshas handled it falsely?9 The wise will be put to shame;they will be dismayed and trapped.Since they have rejected the word of the Lord,what kind of wisdom do they have?10 Therefore I will give their wives to other menand their fields to new owners.From the least to the greatest,all are greedy for gain;prophets and priests alike,all practice deceit.11 They dress the wound of my peopleas though it were not serious.“Peace, peace,” they say,when there is no peace.12 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?No, they have no shame at all;they do not even know how to blush.So they will fall among the fallen;they will be brought down when they are punished,says the Lord.

13 “‘I will take away their harvest,declares the Lord.There will be no grapes on the vine.There will be no figs on the tree,and their leaves will wither.What I have given themwill be taken from them.[a]’”

Footnotes:

Jeremiah 8:13The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

Acts 19:28-41

Acts 19:28-41New International Version (NIV)

28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together.30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.

32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there.33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people.34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash.37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess.38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges.39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly.40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.”41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

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